Improvement in seeders



-NV PETERS. PMOTCLLIYMOGRAPMER. WASHINGTONy D G.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

TEUNIS VREELAND, OF ONEIDA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Pat-ent No. 111,992, datedFebruary 21, 1871; antedated February 11,1871.

I, TEUNIS VREELAND, of Oneida, in the county of Knox and State ofIllinois, have invented certain Improvements in Seeders, of which thefollowing is a specification:

N cttw@ and Objects of thc Intention.

and distribution of the seed, all as hereinafter fully described.

Description of the Accompanying Dran/ing.

Figure 1 is a top plan or view of a machine embodying' my invention.Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of thedistributor.

A represents the frame, supported on the wheels B B. O is a pulley onone of the wheels B. I) is a pulley, receiving motion from wheel B bycord E. F is a drive-wheel, attached to the shaft of the pulley I). G isa pinion gearing with drive-wheel F, and attached to and rotating theshaft H, which operates the distributer J. K is the hopper, mounted onan elevated frame, L, and pierced in the bottom with holes 7s k,immediately over the distributer J. M M are slides, running between theways m on m, and provided with tongues on m', for convenience in movingthem. N is a guide, slotted as shown, through which a thumb-screw, n,passes into the framepiece L.

By means of thumb'serew n the position of the guide N, longitudinally,may be regulated, and thereby the position of the slides M, the ends ofwhich pass under the hopper K and holes 7c k, and govern the flow ofseed through the same.

The frames A and L may be mounted on the rear end of an ordinarywagonbed, if desired, and by attaching the pulley G on one of the Wheelsthe machine is ready for operation.

Radial lian ges j 7' j j are attached to the upper face of thedistributer J, running from the center to the corners of saiddistributer, and the edges j j j j of the distributer J are turned up toprevent the seed dropping ott' too suddenly, and to throw the dischargefrom the spouts formed at the corners of the distributer J. (Shown atFig. 3.)

' Claim.

I claim as my invention- The distributer J, when provided with radialiianges jjjj and side iianges,j jj j', constructed as shown, so as toform dischargespouts at the corners, substantially as described, and forthe purpose'set forth.

TEUNIS VREELAND.

Witnesses:

M. D. COOKE, PLATT It. RICHARDS.

